EP 0571923 B1 19990120 - Combined camera system
Title (en)
Combined camera system
Title (de)
Multifunktionelles Kamerasystem
Title (fr)
Système de caméra combiné
Publication
Application
Priority
US 88902892 A 19920526
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0571923A2] The camera system (10, 100) of the present invention simultaneously searches for a number of differing optical acquisition targets (44). Upon detecting an acquisition target (44) it decodes according to corresponding differing decoding algorithms. To facilitate this operation there is a system bus (170) as well as a dedicated data bus (172) for applying a scan signal of an optical scanning device (154) to differing detection circuitry. This system may decode, for example, both bar codes and concentric rings. The scan signal is constantly adjusted according to both a dark reference for correcting offset and a white reference for correcting gain. The gain is also corrected according to the scanning rate as well as the amount of illumination present. A measure of this illumination may be applied directly to the optical scanning device (154) by way of a fiber optic cable (402) which transmits light from the illumination source (15). When detecting concentric rings the system of the present invention uses stored templates which represent a number of transformations of the target (44), for example, a number of magnifications. When the transformation of a target (44) is determined, the corresponding stored template is correlated with the scan signal from the optical scanning device (154). To detect concentric rings the scan signal is applied to interleaving circuitry (180) which correlates more than one scan at a time to provide constant throughput even though the stages of the detector operate at different speeds. Optical calibration is eliminated by fixed optics wherein all optical elements are rigidly mounted at very close tolerances. The illumination source (15) is disposed on one focus (22) of an ellipse (18) wherein the other focus (24) is disposed at the maximum scanning distance and the reflector (14) is formed to define the illumination ellipse (18) to maximize the light applied to the object (42). The various heat producing elements are disposed in sealed compartments (40a,c) which are cooled by forced air which is circulated through a heat exchanger. A real time focusing system (500) is provided wherein the distance from the scanning device (154) to an opposing surface (20, 42) is constantly monitored and the system is constantly focused according to the distance. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
G06K 7/10851 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 7/1092 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 7/14 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 7/1443 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 2007/10485 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 2207/1013 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0571923 A2 19931201; EP 0571923 A3 19940316; EP 0571923 B1 19990120; AT E176067 T1 19990215; DE 69323114 D1 19990304; DE 69323114 T2 19990909; DK 0571923 T3 19990913; ES 2129469 T3 19990616; GR 3029792 T3 19990630; US 5308960 A 19940503
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 93108360 A 19930524; AT 93108360 T 19930524; DE 69323114 T 19930524; DK 93108360 T 19930524; ES 93108360 T 19930524; GR 990400880 T 19990323; US 88902892 A 19920526